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An ISO extension to PDF 2.0 adding support for glTF 3D models in PDF.

ISO/TS 32005 extends ISO 32000-2 to clarify inclusion rules for using tags defined in the … Read more

ISO/TS 32003 is an extension that adds AES-GCM support to PDF 2.0.

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The Arlington PDF Model is a free and open-source machine-readable data model of all PDF … Read more

This document explains how to extend PDF 2.0 (ISO 32000-2:2020) by adding the ISO 10303-242 … Read more

ISO/TS 32002 is a PDF 2.0 extension specification that adds support for NIST-P, Brainpool, Edwards … Read more

ISO/TS 32001 specifies how to extend PDF 2.0 by adding support for the use of … Read more

ISO/TS 32004 is a PDF 2.0 extension that provides integrity protection along with confidentiality for … Read more

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